S.I. No. 255/2004 - Light Railway (Speed Limits -Luas Line A) Regulations 2004

1. The following roads in the city of Dublin

(

a

) Davitt Road from a point 99 metres west of the centreline of its junction with Suir Road to a point 110 metres east of the centreline of its junction with the Naas Road, and

(

b

) Naas Road from a point 20 metres west of the centreline of its junction with the entrance to Carriglea Industrial Estate to its junction with Robinhood Road.

2. The following roads in the county of South Dublin

(

a

) Naas Road from its junction with Robinhood Road to a point 82 metres east of the centreline of its junction with Turnpike Road,

(

b

) Embankment Road from a point 481 metres east of the centreline of its junction with Sylvan Drive to a point 75 metres east of the centreline of its junction with Belgard Road, and

(

c

) Cookstown Way from a point 103 metres south of the centreline of its junction with Second Avenue to a point 230 metres south of the centreline of its junction with Maplewood Road.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 1st day of June, 2004.

SÉAMUS BRENNAN,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The normal speed limit for light rail vehicles on public roads is either 30 miles (48 kilometres) per hour or 40 miles (64 kilometres) per hour, as specified under Road Traffic legislation. These regulations set speed limits for Light Rail Vehicles where it is considered appropriate that these should differ from speed limits set for other road traffic. These speed limits are set at 50 and 70 kilometres per hour.

I, SÉAMUS BRENNAN, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 54

(2) of the

Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001

(No. 55 of 2001) (as adapted by the Public Enterprise (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (

S.I. No. 305 of 2002

)), having given notice under subsection (3) of that section to Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council and the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, hereby make the following regulations